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IRA REINER
District Attorney

1984-1992

District Attorney Ira Reiner

Ira Reiner

The Los Angeles City Attorney wins the District Attorney's job in 1984.

When Ira Reiner was elected district attorney he was already a well-known public figure in Los Angeles, He had been a member of the Community Colleges Board of Trustees, a fire commissioner and City Controller. He began his career as a litigator in the City Attorney's Office and was Los Angeles City Attorney when he ran for district attorney in 1984.

In office he pursued criminal injuries of workers by organizing the Occupational Safety and Health Section. He also gave priority to prosecuting of illegal hazardous waste disposal and other environmental crimes, hate crimes, consumer protection, drink-driving cases and abuse of patients in nursing homes. To discourage crime among young people, Reiner gave support to the Street Gang Enforcement Program and truancy mediation, to encourage students to remain in school. 

He withdrew his bid for a third term in 1992.

Reprinted from FOR THE PEOPLE -- Inside the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office 1850-2000 by Michael Parrish. ISBN 1-883318-15-7